Biosynthesis of spermidine, a direct precursor of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in 
root cultures of Senecio vulgaris L.

Graser, G.; Hartmann, T.

doi:10.1007/s004250000260

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Biosynthesis of spermidine, a direct precursor of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in root cultures of Senecio vulgaris L.

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Graser, G.
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Graser, G., & Hartmann, T. (2000). Biosynthesis of spermidine, a direct precursor of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in root cultures of Senecio vulgaris L. Planta, 211(2), 239-245. doi:10.1007/s004250000260.

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Abstract

The polyamine spermidine is an essential biosynthetic precursor of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It provides its aminobutyl group which is transferred to putrescine yielding homospermidine, the specific building block of the necine base moiety of pyrrolizidi